Appellate Term of the Supreme Court

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court of law intermediate appellate court

The Appellate Term of the Supreme Court is an intermediate appellate court in New York that primarily hears appeals from lower trial courts such as New York City Civil and Criminal Courts.

Aliases (4)

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of law → intermediate appellate court →
above	New York City Civil Court → New York City Criminal Court → New York City Housing Court →
appealsTo	Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York →
below	Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York → New York Court of Appeals →
composition	panels of Supreme Court justices →
country	United States of America →
courtHierarchyPosition	between lower trial courts and Appellate Division →
establishedInJurisdiction	New York Constitution →
governingLaw	New York Judiciary Law →
handles	appeals from lower trial courts →
hasDivision	Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, First Department → Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, Second Department →
hasWebsite	https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/appellate-term.shtml →
hearsAppealsFrom	City Courts in New York State → District Courts of Nassau County → District Courts of Suffolk County → New York City Civil Court → New York City Criminal Court → Town Courts in New York State → Village Courts in New York State →
judgesAppointedBy	Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York →
jurisdiction	State of New York →
language	English →
legalSystem	common law →
levelOfCourt	intermediate appellate level →
locatedIn	New York City → New York State →
organizedBy	judicial department →
partOf	New York State Unified Court System → Supreme Court of the State of New York →
primaryFunction	error correction →
regionServed	First Judicial Department of New York → Second Judicial Department of New York →
reviews	civil appeals → criminal appeals → housing matters appeals → small claims appeals → summary proceedings →
typeOfCases	civil cases under monetary thresholds on appeal → misdemeanor criminal cases on appeal →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
New York City Civil Court ("Appellate Term of the Supreme Court of the State of New York") → New York Town and Village Courts ("Appellate Terms of the New York Supreme Court") →	appealsHeardBy
Appellate Term of the Supreme Court ("Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, First Department") → Appellate Term of the Supreme Court ("Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, Second Department") →	hasDivision
New York Supreme Court →	hasLowerAppellateBody